Arthur Kennedy (bishop)

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Ordination history of; Arthur Kennedy
Ordained by
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Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Francis Frederick Reh
Date	December 17, 1966
Place	St. Peter's Basilica
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Seán Patrick O'Malley
Co-consecrators	Walter James Edyvean,; Robert Francis Hennessey
Date	September 14, 2010
Place	Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston, MA

Styles of
**Arthur Leo Kennedy**
Styles of; Arthur Leo Kennedy
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Arthur Leo Kennedy
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Arthur Leo Kennedy
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston; Titular Bishop of Timidana
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Boston
Appointed	June 30, 2010
Installed	September 14, 2010
Term ended	June 30, 2017
Other post(s)	Titular Bishop of Timidana
Orders
Ordination	December 17, 1966; by Francis Frederick Reh
Consecration	September 14, 2010; by Seán Patrick O'Malley, Walter James Edyvean, and Robert Francis Hennessey
Personal details
Born	January 9, 1942 (age 79); Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Boston Latin School; Saint John's Seminary (B.A.); Pontifical Gregorian University (S.T.L.); Boston University (PhD);
Motto	UT COGNOSCANT TE; (So that they may know you)

Arthur Leo Kennedy (born January 9, 1942) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, Massachusetts, from 2010 to 2017. After retirement he took up residence in St. Mary's Church in Dedham.^[1]

Biography[]

Early life and education[]

Arthur Leo Kennedy was born on January 9, 1942, in Boston and is one of six children of the late Arthur and Helen (O’Rourke) Kennedy. He has four brothers (Kevin, Terrence, Christopher, and Brian) and one sister (Maurabeth). He is the uncle of four nieces and four nephews.^[2]

Kennedy attended Longfellow Elementary School in Boston’s Roslindale section and St. Aidan Grammar School in Brookline, Massachusetts, before entering the Boston Latin School of which he is an alumnus of the class of 1959. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Saint John's Seminary College in 1963. Kennedy then attended the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy.

Ordination, education and ministry[]

Kennedy and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston on December 17, 1966, in St. Peter’s Basilica by the then rector of the Pontifical North American College, Bishop Francis Reh. He obtained a Licentiate of Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1967. He earned his doctorate in Systematic Theology/Philosophy of Religion in 1978 from Boston College^{[citation needed]} where he was also a teaching assistant.

A native of the Archdiocese of Boston, Bishop Kennedy was ordained to the priesthood in December 1966. He served at St. Monica Parish in Methuen from 1967 to 1969 and St. Joseph Parish in East Boston from 1969 to 1974.

For nearly 33 years Bishop Kennedy served in various positions at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. While at the University of St. Thomas he also served at Holy Trinity Church in South Saint Paul from 1974 to 1982 and at the Church of the Assumption in St. Paul from 1982 to 2000. In addition to serving as a faculty member at the university, he was also on the faculty of the Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity (1990, 1995–2000, 2006) and was Director of the Master of Arts in Theology program. From 2002 to 2005, amidst his assignment as university professor, Kennedy served as executive director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C.. He served as the Rector of Saint John's Seminary (Massachusetts) in Brighton, Massachusetts, from July 2007 until July 2012.^[3]

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston[]

On June 30, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Kennedy auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston.^[4] His consecration was September 14, 2010, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. He chose as his episcopal motto: Ut cognoscant te, meaning, "so that they may know you." This phrase from Saint John's Gospel (John 17:3) expresses the profound directive of all Christian educators, that in their role they pledge themselves to teach, for Christ.

Bishop Kennedy was named Episcopal Vicar for the New Evangelization of the Archdiocese of Boston by Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley on Jan. 18, 2012. In this role Bishop Kennedy develops, oversees and promotes programs for awakening and strengthening the Catholic Faith in the Archdiocese of Boston, including the Theological Initiative for the New Evangelization.^[5]

References[]

^ Belschner, Fr. Wayne (March 9, 2017). "WELCOME BISHOP KENNEDY". St. Mary's Church. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2014-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 30.06.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 30, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
^ "Bishop Kennedy named Episcopal Vicar for the New Evangelization".

External links[]

[mary-1] Belschner, Fr. Wayne (March 9, 2017). "WELCOME BISHOP KENNEDY". St. Mary's Church. Retrieved March 9, 2017.

[Biography_from_The_Pilot-2] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2014-01-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Rinunce e Nomine, 30.06.2010" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. June 30, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2020.

[5] "Bishop Kennedy named Episcopal Vicar for the New Evangelization".

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